Scott's novels ; the plotting of historic survival

Scott's novels ; the plotting of historic survival /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hart, Francis Russell
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, [1966]
Subjects:	Scott, Walter, > 1771-1832 > Fictional works.

Table of Contents:

Section one: The quixotic tragicomedy of Jacobitism
Waverley
Rob Roy
Redgauntlet
Section two: Opposing fanaticism and the search for humanity
Old mortality
Woodstock
Peveril of the peak
A legend of Montrose
The heart of Midlothian
Section three: The historical picturesque and the survivals of chivalry
Ivanhoe and other crusaders
The renaissance reconstructions
Chivalry in decay: the complexity of loyalty and courage
Section four: The falls and survivals of ancient houses
The antiquary as a modern test case
Guy Mannering and St. Ronan's well
The pirate and The surgeon's daughter
The black dwarf and The bride of Lammermoor.